Known For
Acting
Known Credits
75
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 11, 1919 (107 years old)
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd (11 June 1919 – 3 December 2009) was an Irish actor known for his leading man roles of the 1950s. He received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, and an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance as Corporal Lachlan MacLachlan in the 1949 film The Hasty Heart. His other notable roles include Jonathan Cooper in Stage Fright (1950), Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters (1955), Sir Walter Raleigh in The Virgin Queen (1955), and Major John Howard in The Longest Day (1962). He was previously a Captain in the British Army during the Second World War, fighting in the D-Day landings as a member of the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion.
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| 2007 | British Film Foreveras | |
| 2003 | The Royalas Hugh Hirst | |
| 2000 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)as | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murdersas Charles Edmonton | |
| 1996 | No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrichas | |
| 1996 | Silent Witnessas | |
| 1992 | Beautiful Liesas H.G. Wells | |
| 1992 | Virtual Murderas Judge Rawcliffe | |
| 1992 | Heartbeatas Harold Beecham | |
| 1992 | Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Fallsas Lord Roberts | |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeras Self (archive footage) | |
| 1989 | Elstree: Britain's Hollywoodas Self | |
| 1988 | Olympus Force: The Keyas Lord Wisden | |
| 1985 | Jenny's Waras Gen. Benjamin Cutler | |
| 1985 | Jenny's Waras Gen. Benjamin Cutler | |
| 1985 | The Last Place on Earthas Mr. Barnes | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Alec Scofield | |
| 1983 | House of the Long Shadowsas Sam Allyson | |
| 1982 | Doctor Who: Kindaas Sanders | |
| 1979 | Home Before Midnightas Geoffrey Steele | |
| 1978 | The Big Sleepas Commander Barker | |
| 1977 | No. 1 of the Secret Serviceas Arthur Loveday | |
| 1976 | Um Homem e o Cinemaas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | The Sky is Fallingas Terence | |
| 1974 | The Next Scream You Hearas George Tulliver | |
| 1974 | Boy Dominicas Capt. Richard Bulman | |
| 1973 | Thrilleras George Tulliver | |
| 1972 | Asylumas Walter | |
| 1970 | Dorian Grayas Basil Hallward | |
| 1968 | Subterfugeas Col. Victor Redmayne | |
| 1967 | The Love-Insas Dr. Jonathan Barnett | |
| 1965 | The Battle of the Villa Fioritaas Darrell | |
| 1965 | Operation Crossbowas Wing Cmdr. Kendall | |
| 1965 | Coast of Skeletonsas Harry Sanders | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Edmund Gurney | |
| 1963 | Death Drums Along the Riveras Inspector Harry Sanders | |
| 1963 | Doctor Whoas Sanders | |
| 1963 | The Very Edgeas Geoffrey Lawrence | |
| 1962 | The Longest Dayas Maj. John Howard | |
| 1962 | The Boysas Victor Webster | |
| 1961 | The Hellionsas Sam Hargis | |
| 1961 | Don't Bother to Knockas Bill Ferguson | |
| 1961 | The Long and the Short and the Tallas Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem | |
| 1960 | Never Let Goas John Cummings | |
| 1959 | Stars Meet in Moscowas Self | |
| 1959 | Danger Withinas Lieutenant Colonel David Baird | |
| 1958 | Intent to Killas Dr. Bob McLaurin | |
| 1958 | The Naked Earthas Danny | |
| 1958 | Chase a Crooked Shadowas Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr. | |
| 1957 | Saint Joanas Dunois, Bastard of Orleans | |
| 1957 | Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethystas Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans | |
| 1956 | D-Day the Sixth of Juneas Lt. Col. John Wynter | |
| 1956 | Marie-Antoinette Queen of Franceas Comte Axel von Fersen | |
| 1955 | The Virgin Queenas Sir Walter Raleigh | |
| 1955 | The Dam Bustersas Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C. | |
| 1955 | A Man Called Peteras The Rev. Peter Marshall | |
| 1954 | The Secrets of the Bedas Captain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le") | |
| 1953 | Wuthering Heightsas Heathcliff | |
| 1953 | Rob Roy, The Highland Rogueas Rob Roy MacGregor | |
| 1953 | The Sword and the Roseas Charles Brandon | |
| 1952 | Venetian Birdas Edward Mercer | |
| 1952 | 24 Hours of a Woman's Lifeas the young man | |
| 1952 | The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Menas Robin Hood | |
| 1952 | Elstree Storyas Himself | |
| 1952 | The Riddle of Robin Hoodas Himself | |
| 1951 | Lightning Strikes Twiceas Richard Trevelyan | |
| 1951 | Flesh and Bloodas Charles Cameron/Charles Cameron Sutherland | |
| 1950 | Portrait of Clareas Robert Hart | |
| 1950 | Stage Frightas Jonathan Cooper | |
| 1949 | The Interrupted Journeyas John North | |
| 1949 | The Hasty Heartas Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan | |
| 1949 | For Them That Trespassas Herbert Edward Logan | |
| 1938 | A Yank at Oxfordas Extra in Sporting Event (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | The Gapas Orderly (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Good Morning, Boys!as Extra in crowd scene (uncredited) |
